African Lion

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Exercise AFRICAN LION 18 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. Africa Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco, with a “spoke” in Tunisia. The U.S. will deploy approximately 900 U.S. service members to join nearly 400 members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, approximately 250 Tunisian armed forces, and members of the Federal Republic of Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Great Britain and Greek armed forces.

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Commander of Marine Forces Reserve awards Navy Commendation Medal to Sgt. Joshua Riley

Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, right, Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Joshua Riley, Collateral Duty Career Planner with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistic Group, from Hillsborough, New Jersey, pose for a portrait after being awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for his sustained acts of meritorious service, Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Louisiana on March 4, 2022. Riley was recognized as the Collateral Duty Career Planner of the Year for Marine Forces Reserve fiscal year 2021 for his achievements as the acting battalion career planner for CLB-25. Riley ensured that his unit met the retention mission while giving every Marine throughout his command the same level of service as they would from a regular Career Planner. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kolby Leger)

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Tags: Navy Commendation Medal, MarForRes, Marines, reserves, MFR, CMFR

Photo by: Cpl. Kolby Leger | VIRIN: 220304-M-KL008-1068.JPG

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Hometown Heroes of African Lion 2018: Sgt. David Butler
Sgt. David J. Butler is a Tavares, Florida, native and Reserve Marine with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, participating in exercise African...

Hometown Heroes of African Lion 2018: Cpl. Dalen Reed
Cpl. Dalen P. Reed is a Lawrence, Kansas, native and Reserve Marine with Detachment 1 Supply Company, Combat Logistics Battalion-453, participating in Exercise African Lion 2018 in Morocco, April...